UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: December 5, 2018

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

D E E R E  &  C O M P A N Y

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

One John Deere Place

Moline, Illinois 61265

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(309) 765-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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Item 8.01          Other Events

 

The following is the text of a press release issued by Deere & Company December 5, 2018.

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

Ken Golden

Director, Global Public Relations

309-765-5678

 

 

Deere & Company Raises Dividend

 

MOLINE, IL (December 5, 2018) – The Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) Board of Directors today increased the company’s quarterly dividend to $.76 per share on common stock. The dividend is payable February 1, 2019, to stockholders of record on December 31, 2018.

The new quarterly rate represents an additional 7 cents per share over the previous level – an increase of approximately 10 percent.

“The dividend increase reflects the sound financial position of the company and confidence in our ability to generate strong cash flows through the cycle going forward,” said Samuel R. Allen, chairman and chief executive officer.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

Certain statements in this report are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated (expressed or implied) by such forward-looking statements, because of, among other things, the risks and uncertainties found in the Company’s press releases and other SEC filings, including the risk factors identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

 

 

Signature

 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

 

	DEERE & COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Todd E. Davies
		Todd E. Davies
		Secretary
Dated: December 5, 2018